Preparing for Harvest

Lance has been spending a lot of time getting the combine ready, hoping to start harvesting this week. It doesn't seem like it should be time already! The kids were so excited to go see him the other day. They love riding in the combine with daddy!

Kelsey Doing What She Does Best :-)

Little Buddies

Maddox and Landon have really been quite the little buddies since Kelsey has gone back to school. They play so nicely together - I love it!!

It's so much fun to see our kids make friends! Averie, Maddox, and Madisyn playing Hungry, Hungry Hippo:-)

So cute!!

Potty-Training Fun.......

For the past month or so, Maddox has really shown an interest in potty-training. I didn't want to push him because I feel like he's still pretty young (for a boy). Since he is still pretty interested, I don't want to miss my opportunity, so we've decided to begin the potty-training process.....yuck! One of my least-favorite things about being a parent! He's really been wanting a Spider-Man scooter (like Landon's), so I guess we'll try what worked for Landon when he was potty-training. We bought him a Spider-Man scooter. If he goes in the potty, he can have it. If he goes in his diaper, he has to put it in the bathroom and cannot play with it until he goes in the potty again. So far not too bad - we'll see!! Wish us luck!!:-)


Here the boys are helping Lance put together the scooter

Kelsey's First Day of First Grade!!!

Today was the big day! Kelsey's first day of First Grade! She's been so nervous about it, but she was okay this morning. She got a little teary-eyed when we got there, but her teacher (who is soooo awesome!) made her feel right at home. She's going to have a great year!! I'm excited to go get her this afternoon to see how the first day went:-)

Getting Ready for School

Well, I can't believe it's already time again.....school!! Wow - a first-grader and a pre-schooler! Where has the time gone?? I feel like it was just the last day of Kindergarten (which was my last post - oops!) and now here we are again - preparing for the first day of school. This summer went sooooo fast! It was a fun one though. We were outside as much as possible and were able to go swimming several times. My kids actually have little tans (how cute!). I have a few pictures of our summer, but for the majority of the time, our camera was broke:( We finally broke down and bought a new one. SO nice!! Since I have a camera again, I will try to do more blogging. Hopefully things will be slowing down here pretty soon and I can make more time for this!
Last week, we registered Kelsey for first grade. She got Mrs. Chrzan and was sooooo excited! I was pretty excited too, I'm not gonna lie! Lance and I took her school shopping (no boys - we wanted to make the night special for Kelsey), and she came home with more than school supplies/clothes. Kelsey has been begging to get her ears pierced for months. While I was okay with it, Lance took a little more convincing. He finally budged on our shopping trip. Daddy's can't say no to such a cute little girl:-)



Getting ready to get them pierced!




Not so sure anymore.....lol


She was so glad she did it!

It was such a fun night for all of us!! We are looking forward to taking Landon school shopping when the time gets closer. I think he starts the week after Labor Day. And no - there will be no earrings this time!! :-)

Kelsey's Last Day of Kindergarten

Well, I can't believe it, but it's finally here! Kelsey's last day of Kindergarten! I feel like the year went SO fast! I think Kelsey really enjoyed Kindergarten, but I know she is ready to be done. It's such a long year for a 6 year old! We are SO proud of her and everything she accomplished this year!

Today I went up to the school for her awards day. Right before they did their awards program, all the kids in school went out and stood by the highway to watch the motorcycles go by for Memorial Day. It was pretty cool!! At the awards program, Kelsey got an Accelerated Reader award from Mr. Brose, and Mrs. DeWitt gave her an award for a great report card, being an excellent reader, and being kind to everyone. Again, we are SO proud of her!

After awards, I stayed and had lunch with Kelsey and her class. We took a sack lunch and had a picnic outside. What fun! :-) Kelsey has made some great friends at school this year, and I'm sure she's going to miss them this summer! I guess we'll be having a lot of playdates!!

Kelsey's First School Field Trip

On Friday, I went with Kelsey on the first of many field trips. We went to the Logansport Fire Station, then to the park for a picnic, and then we went bowling. It was a really fun field trip! I didn't get many pictures, but I took a few. I still can't believe she is old enough to be taking school field trips!

Mother's Day Fun - Flying with Papa!

We had a wonderful Mother's Day yesterday!!! Kelsey got up and made me breakfast in bed (waffles - yum!) and cleaned my house! After church, we went to Rensselaer and ate Burger King and then went flying with Lance's dad (pictures below). We then went and bought garden stuff and had my parents over for dinner. It was such a great day! Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful mothers out there!!

So, this was Maddox's first time flying. He was so excited before we took off. After we took off - not so much! He buried his head in my chest and went to sleep! The rest of us had fun though!! Thanks dad!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Maddox!

Easter 2010

Once again, we had a busy (but wonderful) Easter. We started on Saturday by going to Heather's house to color Easter eggs. That's always a lot of fun! Thanks Heather! We got up Sunday morning, and the kids found and opened their easter baskets. It's always fun to watch them hunt for their baskets:-) We then had to hurry and get ready for church. The kids looked so adorable in their Easter outfits (at least I thought so!). After church, we came home, changed, and went to my Aunt Claudia's for a while. After we left there, we went to Lance's parents' house for the rest of the evening. The kids really enjoyed seeing their cousins, having an Easter egg hunt, and playing outside. It was a beautiful day!! Happy Easter everyone!

Enjoying the Beautiful Weather

As you know, the past week has been so BEAUTIFUL! We have been outside as much as possible. We've been to the park a couple of times (since we currently have no grass!), and today we were able to enjoy our deck for the first time!! During nap time, Landon and I went out on the deck - I did my Bible Study, and he read books and colored pictures. It was awesome! Once Maddox woke up, we went outside for a snack, and the boys played with some toys. What a great day!